Truth in the Age of Applause with Dr. Andrew Fox

We're honored to have Dr. Andrew Fox join STG! From being adopted at birth, raised in Nottingham England, to falling in love with his wife, having children, and moving to the United States – it’s all been a result of conversation – and the conversation continues to this present day.

Andrew is a professor of historical, theological, cultural and sociological approach to interpreting and communicating Scripture. His passion is to spark people’s imagination as a necessary component of faith towards a positive change through life’s challenges.

He has earned an MA in Missional Leadership from The Northwest University, an MA in Theological Studies from Southeastern University, and a PhD in Intercultural Studies from Assembly of God Theological Seminary.

Truth in the Age of Applause argues that society increasingly substitutes perception for truth by expanding definitions of harm, normalizing self-censorship, and rewarding conformity over independent thought. Andrew uses Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s concept of “stupidity”: not a lack of intelligence or education but a moral and social condition in which a person surrenders independent judgment and becomes captive to prevailing ideology that you know has nothing to do with reality. What he does is trace how institutions and individuals gradually surrender truth in favor of social approval, or stupidity. So, he's challenging readers to recover courage, critical thinking, and a commitment to reality even when it comes at personal cost. Andrew's personal cost was with the City of Austin in his role as a Lead Fire Chaplain.

Stay tuned to the very end for more C.S. Lewis reflections!

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